JPS6141638Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention makes it convenient to refill a vehicle's fuel tank from a mobile fuel can such as a handheld fuel can, while not interfering with other operations when not refueling. It must be possible to store it securely and securely,
The present invention also relates to providing a mobile fuel can mounting structure with a simple structure.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, for example, in an agricultural tractor, when replenishing the fuel tank of the vehicle, fuel has been refilled from a hand-held mobile fuel can via a siphon-type refueling device. In this case, the mobile fuel can must be placed near and above the fuel tank, but since the fuel can is heavy, it is difficult to carry and hold it by hand. In some cases, refueling is carried out by placing it on the bonnet that covers the fuel tank, but if the top plate of the bonnet is rotated to open or remove when refueling the fuel tank, a mobile fuel can can be placed on the bonnet. First, there are various problems when refueling, and furthermore, even if a vehicle is provided with a stand for placing the fuel can, it is not easy to store it when not in use, and the stand may cause problems such as interfering with other operations. was.

The present invention was devised in view of such conventional problems, and its feature is that in a vehicle equipped with a windbreak plate near the fuel tank and in the front side area of the control device, the fuel tank A mounting stand for placing mobile fuel cans when refueling is placed at a fuel can mounting position that protrudes approximately horizontally from the upper side of the windbreak plate mounting frame, and is stored in a folded state along the windbreak plate. a holder pivotally attached to the upper side of the mounting frame so as to be vertically swingable between the fuel can storage position and the fuel can storage position;
and a second locking part for locking the mounting table in the storage position, the opposite end of the holder is bendably connected, and the opposite side is connected to a fixed side near the lower part of the mounting frame and a second locking part for locking the mounting base in the storage position. It consists of a first link and a second link connected to the free end side of the mounting base, and one of these links has a link that engages with the other when the mounting base is placed in the fuel can mounting position by extending these links. A first locking portion is provided with a regulating means for preventing downward bending, and locks the bending rotation end sides of the first link and the second link in a non-swingable manner when the mounting table is stored in the storage position. is provided on the mounting table side.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail according to the drawings. The figure shows the case where the present invention is applied to a vehicle 1 which is an agricultural tractor. 3. The transmission cases 4 are arranged in series to form a fuselage 5. A pair of left and right front wheel bearing stands 7 are provided on both sides of the crankcase 6 at the bottom of the engine 2, protruding forward.
A front wheel 8 is supported on the front wheel bearing stand 7, and a radiator 9 is mounted in front of the engine 2 on the front wheel bearing stand 7. A fuel tank 11 is mounted on the upper surface of the transmission case 4 behind the engine 2 via an upright tank stay 10.
An oil supply hole 12 is provided on the upper surface of the tank 11 .

Reference numeral 13 denotes a bonnet which covers the radiator 9, engine 2 and fuel tank 11 from above, and is provided with a refueling communication hole 14 above the refueling hole 12 at the rear of the bonnet 13.
The rear end of the instrument panel 15 is installed in a stationary manner,
A rearwardly inclined steering handle 16 is provided at the rear of the panel 15. Further, below the handle 16, a gear shift lever 17 is provided protruding from the upper surface of the transmission case 4, and further below, a foot-operated clutch pedal 18 is provided on the side surface of the transmission case 4.
A step 19 with
A pilot seat (not shown) located behind the steering wheel 9 and the handlebar 16 mainly constitutes a pilot device 20.

A rectangular protective cover 21 for protecting the operator's legs is erected at the front end of the step 19, and the upper end of the protective cover 21 is located approximately at the same position as the upper surface of the mission case 4, and the inner end thereof is located on the mission case 4. A strip plate 22 is provided in contact with the side surface and protrudes rearward from each end edge.

A vertical rod 23 having a cylindrical cross-section tilting backward is fixed to the upper surface of the outer end of the upper band-like plate 22 a of the belt-like plate 22 , and the upper end of the vertical rod 23 is bent laterally inward to form a horizontal rod 24 . The inner end of the horizontal rod 24 is fixed to the side surface of the bonnet 13, and the vertical rod 23 and the horizontal rod 24 constitute a mounting frame 25.
A rectangular windbreak plate 27 made of a transparent resin or the like is detachably attached to the front surface of the cover via bolts 26.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a mounting table provided near the fuel tank 11, which has a horizontal front horizontal rod 29 and a rear horizontal rod 30, and an internal rod connecting the inner and outer ends of each horizontal rod 29, 30, respectively. 31 and an external rod 32, each of these rods 29 to 32 is a frame body formed by bending a wire rod with a circular cross section.

A hinge joint 33 is provided between the front horizontal rod 29 and the horizontal rod 24, which allows the fuel can mounting position to project approximately horizontally from the upper side of the mounting frame 25 and the windbreak plate 27. The mounting table 28 is vertically swingable around the hinge joint 33 between the storage position and the storage position where the mounting table 28 is stored in a folded state. ing. The hinge joint 33 also includes a bent plate 35 in which a circular arc portion 34 provided at one end of the band plate is fitted onto the horizontal rod 24, and a presser plate 36 that comes into contact with a surface opposite to this fitting portion. , both plates 35,3
6 are connected by bolts 37, and the end surface of the flat plate portion 38 of the bent plate 35 is abutted and fixed to the inside of the outer peripheral surface of the front horizontal rod 29, and both plates 3
5 and 36 may be made of elastic material.

Further, a holder 40 is provided to hold the mounting table 28 so that the upper surface of the mounting table 28 is substantially horizontal and a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped movable fuel can 39 is held stationary on the mounting table 28.

The holder 40 is for holding the mounting table 28 in the fuel can mounting position, and is for holding the mounting table 28 in the fuel can mounting position.
a A first link 4 which is rotatable around a first horizontal shaft 42 via an L-shaped first bracket 41 on the upper surface.
3 and a second link 46 which is rotatable around a second horizontal shaft 45 via an L-shaped second bracket 44 on the rear horizontal rod 30, and the pivoting ends of each link 43, 46 are pivotally connected. a third horizontal axis 47;
A lateral protrusion 48 is further provided at the end of the link 46 from the third lateral axis 47, and the first lateral axis 42 and the second lateral axis 4
With the axis of the third horizontal shaft 47 located below the line connecting the axes of the links 5 and 5, the horizontal protrusion 48 is connected to the first link 4.
The structure is such that it comes into contact with the upper surface recess 49 of No. 3.
Further, a retaining pin 51 is attached to each of the horizontal shafts 42, 45, 47 via a washer 50. and,
The horizontal protrusion 48 and the recess 49 serve as a restricting means 52 that prevents the links 43 and 46 from relative rotation while the mounting table 28 is in a stationary state with the movable fuel can 39.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a first locking portion, which extends from one side in the lateral direction of the presser plate 36, and whose end portion is bent in the direction of the rear horizontal rod 30 to form a bent portion plate 54, which is connected to the mounting table 28. A notch 55 is formed at the lower end of the bent plate 54 in a substantially horizontal state. Then, when the mounting table 28 is rotated downward and the mounting table 28 is folded along the windbreak plate 27 and placed in the storage position, the horizontal protrusion 48 is fitted into the notch 55 and locked. In this case, the horizontal protrusion 48 serves as a locked portion 56 for the first locking portion 53.

Further, 57 is a second locking portion, which is formed of an elastic member such as rubber or resin into a substantially Ω shape, and is installed on the rear horizontal rod 30 and the external rod 32 via a flange portion 58 and bolts 59. As described above, when the locked portion 56 and the first locking portion 53 are locked, the second locking portion 57 is fitted and locked to the vertical rod 23. In this state, the mounting table 28 is fixedly locked at a position close to the mounting frame 25.

According to the above configuration, the mounting table 28 is normally rotated downward and fixed in a state close to the mounting frame 25 by the locked portion 56, the first locking portion 53, and the second locking portion 51. It is locked and stored. At this time, the first
The locking portion 53 engages with the locked portion 56 and locks the bending and rotation ends of the first link 43 and the second link 46 in a non-swingable manner, so that the links 43 and 46 are not locked during storage. It is stable and does not wobble. On the other hand, when refueling, the mounting table 28 is held in a horizontal fuel can mounting position via the holder 40, the movable fuel can 39 is placed on this, and the siphon type refueling tool 61 is used to connect the refueling communication hole 14 and Fuel is supplied to the fuel tank 11 through the fuel supply hole 12.

In the above normal state, each link 43, 4 of the holder 40
6 is stored in an overlapping manner between the windbreak plate 27 and the mounting table 28, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. On the other hand, when refueling, the mounting table 28
By rotating the fuel can to the fuel can mounting position, the holder 40 automatically holds the mounting table 28 in the used state, which is advantageous because it simplifies the labor.

Although the above is based on the illustrated example, the following configuration may also be used. That is, the mounting table 28 may have a flat plate attached to the frame as described above, or may simply be a flat plate.

Further, the mounting table 28 may be rotated to a position in front of the mounting frame 25 to hold the movable fuel can 39 in a stationary state, and it is free to provide it on both sides of the vehicle 1. It is best to install it nearby.

Further, the mounting frame 25 may be a frame of a cabin that covers the operating device 20.

Further, a retaining pin may be provided at the end of the horizontal protrusion 48 to prevent the locked portion 56 and the first locking portion 53 from coming apart in the lateral direction, and the first locking portion 53 may be connected to the second locking portion. A configuration such as section 57 may also be used.

According to the present invention, when replenishing the fuel tank 11 with fuel from the movable fuel can 39, it is possible to replenish the fuel can 39 by placing the fuel can 39 on the mounting table 28, thus reducing the labor involved in this operation. It is useful. Also, mounting table 2
8 is sturdy because it is pivotally supported on the mounting frame 25, and can be used even when other objects are temporarily placed on it.On the other hand, when not refueling, the mounting table 28 can be used without any hindrance to other operations. It can be reliably stored along the windbreak plate 27. Further, the holder 40 is composed of a first link 43 and a second link 46 which are connected in a bendable manner, and when one of the links is provided with a regulating means 52 and extended to place the mounting table 28 at the fuel can mounting position. Since the links 43 and 46 are prevented from bending downward, the links 43 and 46 of the holder 40 can be easily extended even when the mounting table 28 is rotated from the storage position to the fuel can mounting position. Very easy to handle. Furthermore, when the first link 43 and the second link 46 are stored, the bending and rotational ends of the first link 43 and the second link 46 are locked in a non-swingable manner by the first locking part 53, so that the rotational ends of both the links 43 and 46 are fixed. The practical effect is great in that there is no rattling at the joints and it is reliably and firmly stored.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram when the invention is applied to an agricultural tractor, Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the main parts of Fig. 2. Figure 4 is a view taken along the line A-A in Figure 3, and Figure 5 is a view taken along the line B in Figure 3.
-B line arrow view, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the locked state of the locking part and the locked part. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Vehicle, 11...Fuel tank, 20...Control device, 25...Mounting frame, 27...Windbreak plate, 2
8... Mounting table, 39... Mobile fuel can, 40... Holder, 42... Second horizontal axis, 46... Second link,
47...Third horizontal axis, 52...Regulation means, 53...
First locking portion, 56...Locked portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a vehicle equipped with a windbreak plate 27 in the vicinity of the fuel tank 11 and in the front side area of the control device 20, the mounting table 28 on which the movable fuel can 39 is placed when refueling the fuel tank 11 is installed on the windbreak plate. The mounting frame 27 is mounted so that it can freely swing up and down between a fuel can mounting position protruding substantially horizontally from the upper side of the mounting frame 25 and a storage position in which the fuel can is stored in a folded state along the windbreak plate 27. a holder 40 pivotally attached to the upper side of the frame 25 and for holding the mounting table 28 in the fuel can mounting position; and a second locking member for locking the mounting table 28 in the storage position. The holder 40 is provided with a first link 43 whose opposing ends are bendably connected, and whose opposite ends are connected to the fixed side near the lower part of the mounting frame 25 and the free end side of the mounting table 28. and second
These links 43, 46
A regulating means 52 is provided on one of the links 43 and 46 to engage the other and prevent downward bending when the mounting table 28 is set at the fuel can mounting position, and the mounting table 28 is retracted. The present invention is characterized in that a first locking portion 53 is provided on the mounting table 28 side, which locks the bending and rotating ends of the first link 43 and the second link 46 in a non-swingable manner when stored in the position. Mobile fuel can mounting structure in a vehicle.